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Fanatic in middle of boozers, unusually late getting round in (6)

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I believe the answer is:

zealot

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'fanatic' is the definition.
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'middle of boozers unusually late getting round in' is the wordplay.
'middle of boozers' becomes 'z' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'unusually' indicates anagramming the letters.
'getting round' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'late'+'o'='lateo'
'lateo' anagrammed gives 'ealot'.
'z' put within 'ealot' is 'ZEALOT'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for zealot that I've seen before include "Fanatic person, much too enthusiastic" , "Fervent partisan" , "Fanatic, obsessed person" , "Fanatic for a cause" , "One ardent for cause" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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